Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton
60 Okatie Village Drive, Bluffton, SC · (843) 548-2500
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents per day
- 55
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Sprenger Health Care Systems
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 1, 2019
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in South Carolina.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among South Carolina homes
Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton carries 0 inspection points, the cleanest record possible.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in South Carolina: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–3 pts
- 4★ 3–15 pts
- 3★ 15–33 pts
- 2★ 33–57 pts
- 1★ over 57 pts
Bars show every rated home in South Carolina by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
5 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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J
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Everything else, by area of care
Pharmacy Service3E
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspection history
2025-09-26
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2024-10-11
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2022-11-19
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 46 min of nursing staff time a day, 35 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 46 min
South Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 59% of nursing staff and 62% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine60.9 pts worse | 30.9% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine75.5 pts worse | 17.0% | 92.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1 pts worse | 4.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.4 pts worse | 6.6% | 3.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.4 pts worse | 10.5% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication17.3 pts better | 4.0% | 21.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication6.5 pts better | 8.9% | 15.4% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened6.3 pts better | 5.5% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.5 pts better | 4.1% | 11.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.6 pts worse | 20.8% | 16.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.3 pts worse | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine37.5 pts worse | 44.4% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit22.7 pts worse | 36.4% | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.4 pts better | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine30.5 pts worse | 48.5% | 79.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission5.7 pts worse | 30.0% | 24.3% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
36 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shcs Inc | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 3 facilities |
| Sprenger, Nicole | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 50% | 13 facilities |
| Sprenger, Tracey | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 50% | 13 facilities |
| Castor, David | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Castor, David | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Citrin Cooperman And Company, Llp | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Cms & Co. Management Services, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Cms & Co. Management Services, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Courtock, Melissa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Courtock, Melissa | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Dawson Thompson, Nakeisha | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Dawson Thompson, Nakeisha | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Delta Health Care Consultants, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Epperly, Robert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Epperly, Robert | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Fox, Emily | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Fox, Emily | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Fox, Emily | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Gollinger, Kristen | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Gollinger, Kristen | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Green, Dwight | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Green, Dwight | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Huntington | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Hutsenpiller, Wendie | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Kuhn, Shannon | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Kuhn, Shannon | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Kuhn, Shannon | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Malanowki, Brandon | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Malanowki, Brandon | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Malanowki, Brandon | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Malanowski, Kenneth | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Marino-Freetage, Jaime | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Marino-Freetage, Jaime | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Micale, Jacob | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Micale, Jacob | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Wellspring Staffing, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 10 facilities |
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